The open–air museum Europos Parkas on May
29-30, 2003 invited educational specialists from museums that present modern and contemporary art to Europos Parkas to participate at the international conference Within the
Scope of Museum Education – Modern and Contemporary Art. Today the role of the museum as an educator is vitally important in the
education of both children and adults. This leads not only to the deeper
appreciation of the work of art and various cultures, but also to the deeper
perception of the self.
The aim of the conference is to improve the quality of educational programmes,
to expand the notion of innovative ways of their implementation and the
accession of target groups.

During the conference the following topics related
to art education were discussed:

• The principles of organizing educational activities. Examples of collaboration
with artists and other institutions;• Educational programmes and the criteria for their implementation. Ways of
creating feedback;• Work with various target groups. Audience development;• Education and new information technologies.

Participants of the conference were
able not only to passively absorb the knowledge, but also to initiate a
dialogue with the lecturers during discussions. In addition, a creative action
was implemented by 120 school children from Vilnius Art School for Children
and Youth in order to share the abilities to interpret contemporary sculpture.
The themes of the action: A Web of Ideas, Live Sculptures,
The Potential Growth, The Space of the Recognized Decline,
etc.